From his vision of Michael Myers to the psychedelic witchcraft of Lords of Salem to a Ralph Bakshi-esque animated feature, Zombie has dabbled in many corners of genre film. Since the release of that film Zombie has experimented with a range of other subjects. I’ve dressed up as him on multiple occasions and we named our first dog after him back in 2006. The Devil’s Rejects is one of my favorite movies and Bill Moseley’s Otis Driftwood is one of my favorite villains.
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With not a single virtuous character to be found, the movie relied on style and grisly action to keep the viewer engaged. The 2005 sequel was a fantastically shot, brutal piece of despair. At best I thought The Devil’s Rejects would be another ninety minutes of schlocky, gory music video. While I enjoyed the heck out of House, I can’t say that I expected a masterpiece as a follow-up. The film blew me away with its over-the-top style and outrageousness, and my respect for Zombie increased due to his willingness to do seemingly anything, and damn the system. I’ll always have a soft spot for Lionsgate just for making that happen. I had been following its troubled production for years at that point and didn’t really believe it would ever be released. I saw House of 1000 Corpses in the theater on opening night. But there’s something compelling to me about these people and their relationships to one another, as well as the world that Zombie has built around them. Not because they’re aspirational or admirable characters – they absolutely are not. The man is a pop culture icon there’s no denying that.Īmong all of Zombie’s creations, the Firefly family of House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects are particularly special to me. But I love his style and his ability to make even the most bizarre concepts seem somehow mainstream.
That’s not to say that I think every movie, comic book, and album he has produced is perfect. I am a massive fan of pretty much everything Rob Zombie does. SPOILER WARNING – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR LIONSGATE’S NEW FILM 3 FROM HELL
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